The best Google Play Store apps and games of 2020 have been announced

Every year, Google asks Play Store users to vote for their favorite apps, and it’s no different for 2020 – the contest was open until November 23. Now the company has announced which developers have won the Wanted User award and also revealed which apps and games have received awards from Play Store publishers.

Play Store users could choose from a selection of nominees that included apps like Vimeo, Microsoft Office, Whisk, Disney +, Reface, and more, and apparently most people liked Disney’s new streaming service the most. This is no surprise considering that the service was downloaded over 50 million times from the Play Store in November 2020, a number that only one other less sexy competitor (Microsoft Office) could compete with.

Play Store users were invited to vote for their favorite game, movie and book of the year. The 2020 Users’ Choice winners are:

Play Store editors have also sat down to decide which apps and games they like the most, and unlike User Choice Pricing, there are more granular categories. In the editors’ opinion, Loóna was the best app of the year, a wellness service that helps you calm down and fall asleep better with original music and immersive stories.

The best game from the publishers of the Play Store in 2020 is Genshin Impact, an open-world RPG that our resident game expert Matthew Sholtz has called “the new benchmark for free mobile games”.

Many other developers also received smaller prizes under other categories. You can consult them here: